The Simpsons Movie
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After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
What critics thought
The Simpsons Movie landed mostly well with critics, who felt it recaptured something of the show's classic-era sharpness and delivered genuine laughs. The central fault line, though, ran right through its format: many who liked it still questioned whether the material could sustain a feature-length film, and a vocal minority found it simply a padded television episode with diminished satirical bite.
“boasts the same sly cultural references and flashes of brilliance that have earned the television series a following that ranges from tots to comparative literature PhDs”
James Bone·The Times
“radical and simple at the same time, subversive and good-hearted, offensive without really meaning to be”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“everything moves with the whip-crack speed of a half-hour episode. And that's the paradox: it makes the film feel like three episodes strung together. We're in a cinema, and we expect something epic.”
Luke Davies·The Monthly
“there's a great half-hour show rattling around...the rest is padding at its very dullest”
David Edwards·Daily Mirror
“the humour seem[ed] to have lost its satirical bite and wit”
Cosmo Landesman·The Sunday Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
David SilvermanDirector
Dan CastellanetaHomer Simpson / Itchy / Barney / Abe Simpson / Stage Manager / Krusty the Clown / Mayor Quimby / Mayor's Aide / Multi-Eyed Squirrel / Panicky Man / Sideshow Mel / Mr. Teeny / EPA Official / Kissing Cop / Bear / Boy on Phone / NSA Worker / Officer / Santa's Little Helper / Squeaky-Voiced Teen (voice)
Julie KavnerMarge Simpson / Selma Bouvier / Patty Bouvier (voice)
Nancy CartwrightBart Simpson / Maggie Simpson / Ralph / Nelson / Todd Flanders / TV Daughter / Woman on Phone (voice)
Yeardley SmithLisa Simpson (voice)
Hank AzariaProfessor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)
Harry ShearerScratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Smithers / Toll Booth Man / Guard / Otto / Kang (voice)
Pamela HaydenMilhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Rod Flanders (voice)
Tress MacNeilleSweet Old Lady / Colin / Mrs. Skinner / Nelson's Mother / Pig / Cat Lady / Female EPA Worker / G.P.S. Woman / Cookie Kwan / Lindsey Naegle / TV Son / Medicine Woman / Girl on Phone (voice)
Albert BrooksRuss Cargill (voice)
Karl WiedergottMan / EPA Driver (voice)
Marcia WallaceEdna Krabappel (voice)
Russi TaylorMartin Prince (voice)
Hans ZimmerComposer
Mike ReissWriter
Matt GroeningWriter
David MirkinWriter
Mike ScullyWriter
Al JeanWriter
Jon VittiWriter
James L. BrooksWriter
John SwartzwelderWriterThe Simpsons Movie
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
What critics thought
The Simpsons Movie landed mostly well with critics, who felt it recaptured something of the show's classic-era sharpness and delivered genuine laughs. The central fault line, though, ran right through its format: many who liked it still questioned whether the material could sustain a feature-length film, and a vocal minority found it simply a padded television episode with diminished satirical bite.
“boasts the same sly cultural references and flashes of brilliance that have earned the television series a following that ranges from tots to comparative literature PhDs”
James Bone·The Times
“radical and simple at the same time, subversive and good-hearted, offensive without really meaning to be”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“everything moves with the whip-crack speed of a half-hour episode. And that's the paradox: it makes the film feel like three episodes strung together. We're in a cinema, and we expect something epic.”
Luke Davies·The Monthly
“there's a great half-hour show rattling around...the rest is padding at its very dullest”
David Edwards·Daily Mirror
“the humour seem[ed] to have lost its satirical bite and wit”
Cosmo Landesman·The Sunday Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
David SilvermanDirectorDan CastellanetaHomer Simpson / Itchy / Barney / Abe Simpson / Stage Manager / Krusty the Clown / Mayor Quimby / Mayor's Aide / Multi-Eyed Squirrel / Panicky Man / Sideshow Mel / Mr. Teeny / EPA Official / Kissing Cop / Bear / Boy on Phone / NSA Worker / Officer / Santa's Little Helper / Squeaky-Voiced Teen (voice)Julie KavnerMarge Simpson / Selma Bouvier / Patty Bouvier (voice)Nancy CartwrightBart Simpson / Maggie Simpson / Ralph / Nelson / Todd Flanders / TV Daughter / Woman on Phone (voice)Yeardley SmithLisa Simpson (voice)Hank AzariaProfessor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)Harry ShearerScratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Smithers / Toll Booth Man / Guard / Otto / Kang (voice)Pamela HaydenMilhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Rod Flanders (voice)Tress MacNeilleSweet Old Lady / Colin / Mrs. Skinner / Nelson's Mother / Pig / Cat Lady / Female EPA Worker / G.P.S. Woman / Cookie Kwan / Lindsey Naegle / TV Son / Medicine Woman / Girl on Phone (voice)Albert BrooksRuss Cargill (voice)Karl WiedergottMan / EPA Driver (voice)Marcia WallaceEdna Krabappel (voice)Russi TaylorMartin Prince (voice)Hans ZimmerComposerMike ReissWriterMatt GroeningWriterDavid MirkinWriterMike ScullyWriterAl JeanWriterJon VittiWriterJames L. BrooksWriterJohn SwartzwelderWriterStream
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